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'''NEW! Drumbeat European discussion list was created. Sign up here: [http://lists.mozilla-europe.org/listinfo.cgi/drumbeat-mozilla-europe.org] .'''
== Introduction ==  
== Introduction ==  
      
      
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'''Blog Drumbeat EU - Exploring the Mozilla Mission during a year'''  
'''Blog Drumbeat EU - Exploring the Mozilla Mission during a year'''  
[http://blogs.mozilla-europe.org/drumbeat]
Planning [[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/Eu-Drumbeat/European_blog]]
    
    
    
    
  This blog will contain original articles (content) written by people actively involved in the project and with an affinity for ideological aspects of Internet and Mozilla.  
This blog will contain original articles (content) written by people actively involved in the project and with an affinity for ideological aspects of Internet and Mozilla.  
The objective of Drumbeat_EU blog is widening and deepening our understanding of Mozilla's mission and to promote it.  
The objective of Drumbeat_EU blog is widening and deepening our understanding of Mozilla's mission and to promote it.  
Articles will be published once a week.
Articles will be published once a week.
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Specific presentations
Specific presentations
We are thinking to create a Speaker Guide, to help people who want to speak about Mozilla Mission  
We are thinking to create a Speaker Guide, to help people who want to speak about Mozilla Mission  
         
 
==Local and regional events in Europe==
Press Involvement
 
 
Press is very important in order to make visible the Mozilla Mission. Brainstorm with PR about methods to get involved the press, documents to be provided to journalists. How to gather the attention of journalists on these aspects?
 
== Mozilla Drumbeat blog - Explore the Mozilla Manifesto ==
     
Mozilla Manifesto still represents the big “unknown” for people (even community members).
So important but in the same time so incomprehensible. Mozilla Manifesto is an important step in order to understand Mozilla Mission. For that, people should first, go to read it and then understand it.
The simple way to be understood is to explore and explain it.
The main question is: how many community members speaks about Mozilla Mission at local events?
 
How many people are going to read the Mozilla Manifesto?
 
Answering at this questions, we observe that the interest of spreading Mozilla Manifesto is minimal, even it is essential in order to promote the Mozilla Mission among a large public, we are thinking to use it as “source code” for the European Drumbeat.
During the last years, different people intended to Remix the Manifesto:
 
http://eaves.ca/2008/06/30/remixing-the-mozilla-manifesto/
 
http://zak.greant.com/mozilla-manifesto-dance-remix/
 
http://www.alinamierlus.com/2009/09/remixing_manifesto1/
After the Mozilla Manifesto Remix, from Prague, a wiki page was opened for this:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Remixing_Manifesto
 
'''Identify the main 4 principles of Mozilla Manifesto'''
To start the Drumbeat_EU activity (blog, events), we identified 4 main topics to be advocated during the first year of Drumbeat, 2010 (once for every season of the year).
         
 
Principle 1: Internet as a global, public resource
 
Looking back at the history of Internet, we realize that it has been build to be a public resource, accessible for everyone. Internet (and then, the web) is the common result of Free Software.
The evolution of the Internet has been also represented challenges (new proprietary applications, data security issues etc.). How to make Internet to remain a public global resource for people, during the next years? Mozilla has been contributing on that by building new open technologies, by offering to all users the security they need when they are online.
What global, public resource means? Internet is a global public resource through: interoperability, innovation and participation. Free software promotes the development of the Internet as a public resource.
Why Mozilla is one of the most successful Free Software projects?
 
 
Principle 2: Individual's experience on the Internet


We all believe that Individual's experience on the Internet is very important. Every individual should shape his own experience on the web. For that, security (data security) and identity are two critical aspects. During the years, by developing open technologies and promoting participation, Mozilla has been offered to thousands individuals the possibility to learn and develop technologies and applications in order to enrich their own Internet experience.
1)FOSDEM 2010 (4 - 7 February 2010, Brussels, Belgium);         


[[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/events/fosdem2010 FOSDEM 2010 session (working session / Sunday's session)]]


Principle 3: Open Technologies
Other events


By developing web technologies, Mozilla is committed to maintain the web as it was in the beginning: accessible and open.
* Open Source Meetups
 
** a lot of people use Open Source Software like Firefox, OpenOffice.org, Gimp    etc. As difference to closed-source Software, you can contribute to OpenSource  Software in different Areas like in the Mozilla Project in QA, Support, Marketing  and even Development. Mozilla and Openoffice.org are  working on an Event that brings Open Source Projects together and connect People aside from the Information Highway (Email, IRC etc) . A Event for people involved in Open Source and also People with questions about Open Source and of course for people who want to get involved into Open Source. Events are now held monthly in Munich (contact tomcat for more information)
 
Principle 4: Community
 
Mozilla is a community driven project (as Mitchell Baker said, is an organization of people). Hundred of people are contributing every day to maintain the web open and accessible.
 
 
Articulate the principles during 2010 – method
 
Those principles will be discussed, promoted during the 2010 through the Drumbeat EU blog, events and presentations, discussions list, press etc.
We will focus especially on Drumbeat EU blog, where, for every topic will be published articles from different individuals with a deep interest in Internet philosophy (as European Free Software advocates, Internet/technology evangelists, active contributors in various Free Software projects etc.)
As described in the calendar, every topic will be disseminated during 3 months.
 
 
== Identify other organizations and individuals – participants ==
 
At Drumbeat EU, more individuals and organizations from Europe will be involved in discussions. In this moment, we are identifying them in order to contact in the following months.
 
Organizations
*See list.
Individuals
*See list.


==Become a Drum-beater==
==Become a Drum-beater==
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The final objective, after year 2010 is to create a solid guide for presenting/speaking about Mozilla Mission (including Mozilla history and Manifesto).
The final objective, after year 2010 is to create a solid guide for presenting/speaking about Mozilla Mission (including Mozilla history and Manifesto).


== Timeline and authors ==
== People involved  ==
     
Project timeline:


December -January 2009 – launch the Drumbeat Eu blog with first articles, create eu discussion list, IRC channel, gather more Mozilla community members
Alina Mierlus


January 2009 – start discussions around first topic
Patrick Finch


February 2009 – FOSDEM track
William Quiviger


March 2009 – finish speaker's guide for the first topic
Bogomil Shopov


April 2009 – start discussions around second topic
Carsten Book


Carlo Frinolli


Authors and their role in the project:
Davide Ferrante


William Quiviger
Imke Bähr
 
Alina Mierlus 
 
Patrick Finch


Bogomil Shopov
Henrik Moltke
add more --

Latest revision as of 22:22, 21 January 2010

NEW! Drumbeat European discussion list was created. Sign up here: [1] .

Introduction

This document explains detailed how we, the European Mozilla Community are thinking that Drumbeat should be planned and organized in Europe. This document may be modified in the next weeks.

What is Drumbeat?

Drumbeat is a new project of Mozilla, aiming to gather a worldwide community around Mozilla Mission (behind the code) in order to come with new ideas and build open technologies for the (open) web. More information: Mozilla Drumbeat Wiki page

Why Mozilla Drumbeat - Europe?

We consider that in Europe the Mozilla Mission is not very well understood. Through Drumbeat we would like to articulate more the Mozilla Mission and Mozilla story among the Europe. European public is different from the other cultures and we have been thinking that we need to adapt Drumbeat.


Who can participate?

Drumbeat Europe is open to everybody with an affinity for ideological aspects of Mozilla and, specific interest in Europe.

Strategy

Following will be described the strategy of Drumbeat in Europe. Our aim is to gather people from all domains of interest: business/economy, computer science, politics, philosophy. We believe that the Mozilla mission is not well understood nor well articulated, even amongst the free software / liberalising IP community what are the battlegrounds?

what are we "for" and "against" ?

who are our allies and our enemies?

what does the Mozilla mission "look like"?

why is it (still) relevant?

what can people do to get involved?

Unless we answer these questions, Drumbeat is likely to only appeal to those who are already close to these issues and fail to create much support. Therefore, we think that first, Drumbeat needs to explore these issues, and be a central place for exploring these themes with interested parties, and to surface the threats and what activities people can take. Ultimately, Drumbeat needs to get to a stage where specific consumption choices (e.g. software you use, network operator you choose etc.) may be recommended.

Methods – grassroots campaigning

Promoting Mozilla Mission through grassroots campaigning, by involving actively people from a wide area of interests.


Blog Drumbeat EU - Exploring the Mozilla Mission during a year Planning [[2]]


This blog will contain original articles (content) written by people actively involved in the project and with an affinity for ideological aspects of Internet and Mozilla. The objective of Drumbeat_EU blog is widening and deepening our understanding of Mozilla's mission and to promote it. Articles will be published once a week.

Local Events

Another method is promoting Mozilla Mission/speaking about Open Internet at local events. (see Tomcat events with OpenOffice) During FOSDEM, organize a specific track on this topic.


Specific presentations We are thinking to create a Speaker Guide, to help people who want to speak about Mozilla Mission

Local and regional events in Europe

1)FOSDEM 2010 (4 - 7 February 2010, Brussels, Belgium);

[FOSDEM 2010 session (working session / Sunday's session)]

Other events

  • Open Source Meetups
    • a lot of people use Open Source Software like Firefox, OpenOffice.org, Gimp etc. As difference to closed-source Software, you can contribute to OpenSource Software in different Areas like in the Mozilla Project in QA, Support, Marketing and even Development. Mozilla and Openoffice.org are working on an Event that brings Open Source Projects together and connect People aside from the Information Highway (Email, IRC etc) . A Event for people involved in Open Source and also People with questions about Open Source and of course for people who want to get involved into Open Source. Events are now held monthly in Munich (contact tomcat for more information)

Become a Drum-beater

Join us here


Drumbeat Forum

In 2010 will take place Drumbeat Forum, a global event aimed to gather together all Drumbeat community and participants. The EU Drumbeat participants will be invited. During first 5 months of next year, we will try to identify possible topics for discussions.

Mozilla Mission/Manifesto Speaker's guide

Here will be detailed the Speaker's guide, aimed to help people and community members who want to present/speak about these topics at various local events. For each topic will be provided a different speaker's guide. The final objective, after year 2010 is to create a solid guide for presenting/speaking about Mozilla Mission (including Mozilla history and Manifesto).

People involved

Alina Mierlus

Patrick Finch

William Quiviger

Bogomil Shopov

Carsten Book

Carlo Frinolli

Davide Ferrante

Imke Bähr

Henrik Moltke

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